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Faced with nectarines as dry as old boots, one user asked Copilot for a recipe. Its suggestion of halving them, drizzling with honey and air-frying for eight minutes made them sweet enough to eat rather than bin.
I have [FOOD] that is [PROBLEM, E.G. DRY, UNDERRIPE, STALE]. Suggest three quick ways to make it tasty using [APPLIANCES I HAVE, E.G. AIR FRYER, OVEN] and common cupboard ingredients. Keep each idea to five steps or fewer.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Tell Copilot exactly what’s wrong with the food and which appliances you have.
- Pick the simplest idea and try a small batch first.
- Bin anything that smells or looks off; this is for disappointing food, not spoiled food.
More food & cooking use cases
Get a week of meals and a shopping list from ChatGPT
One user asked ChatGPT for three lunches, four dinners and a grocery list for the week and got exactly that, organised and full of new ideas. When she ruled out an ingredient, it revised the plan.
Plan [NUMBER] lunches and [NUMBER] dinners for this week for [WHO]. We like [FOODS], we don't eat [EXCLUSIONS], and weeknight dinners should take under [MINUTES] minutes. Then give me one combined shopping list grouped by supermarket section, with quantities.
Turn a photo of your fridge into dinner ideas with Grok
One tip shared on X: paste a photo of your fridge or cupboard into Grok or ChatGPT and ask for five easy, healthy recipes that use mostly what's there, to cut food waste and end the 'what's for dinner' debate.
Here's a photo of my fridge and cupboard. Suggest 5 easy, healthy recipes that use mostly these ingredients, each ready in under [MINUTES] minutes. For each, list what I'd still need to buy (keep it to three items or fewer) and give short steps. We don't eat [EXCLUSIONS].
Talk through a meal plan and shopping list with Gemini Live
A reviewer chatted to Gemini Live while cooking to build a low-carb meal plan and grocery list. It heard him over the kitchen noise and the transcript could be shared to Keep, but it only covered part of the week and forgot that he'd ruled out yoghurt.
Let's plan meals by voice. I want [NUMBER] days of [DIET OR STYLE] meals, three a day plus snacks. I don't eat [EXCLUSIONS], so never include them. When we're done, give me the shopping list as bullet points grouped by aisle.
Reference: X @cubaly